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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]8yrs is way too young to expect her to play with a 5yr old. The age gap is way too close but yet way too big. If that makes sense.  I have an 8yr old and she literally has no interest in anyone much younger than her unless it is a baby. 8yrs old will easily say they don’t want to sit next to someone. That’s typical for their age.  It isn’t even remotely mean.[/quote]

I can't believe these responses.

An 8 year old should be told it's rude to announce in front of another human that you don't want to sit next to them.  This is basic shit people.  Yes, it's fine if she has the feelings.  Yes, it's fine to not make her sit next to the 5 year old.  No, it's not ok to announce it at the table in front of the kid.  An 8 year old should know better, but if she doesn't, correct the behavior.
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Eh. There is also a gender difference too. My 8 you doesn't want to sit next to another 8 yo boy. Let alone a 5 yo boy with special needs. My daughter would know to whisper this to me instead of announcing at the table, but the feelings would be the same. People are always hypersensitive with their first born. [/quote]

My SN DS has very sweet older cousins (of both genders) who are very nice to him, so no, it's not universal behavior.  In turn, my DS has a younger cousin he would pick on meanly if he could, and I am 100% on top of that.  I also wouldn't tolerate him refusing to sit next to his cousin.  [/quote]

So you make him sit by the cousin he picks on and are correcting him constantly? That sounds miserable for all parties.  [/quote]

Yes, I expect him to be able to have good manners for the short time period they are sitting at the table eating.  If not, time out.  Otherwise, he learns to use bad behavior to get what he wants.  For the rest of the time I keep a close eye on him and separate them as needed. They're family so the other option would be to never see them, which is obviously problematic.

What I would suggest for OP is that she give up the idea that the 8 year old and 4 year old are going to play together.  [b]Have a plan to keep your 4 year old occupied by himself[/b] (screen, toy, game). In this scenario you're not just going to be able to trust that your 4 year old can play unsupervised.  Even if the 8 year old's mom was on top of correcting her, you STILL couldn't expect they'd play together nicely. She doesn't have that personality, and you're not paying her to babysit.  [/quote]

While I agree with your dinner strategy, shouldn't YOU be the one to have a plan to make sure your kid has something to do, since he cannot seem to keep his hands off his younger cousin?  [/quote]

I think you're confused. I was saying that OP needs to have a plan for HER 4 year old. As for your implied judgment - stuff it, in general. No kid is perfect and parents are doing the best they can. [/quote]

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